So the Mirror are saying we’re going to do the above;
http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/aston-villa-plot-swoop-jonas-4635520
Olsson is 31 and according to Wiki, signed a four year contract in October 2012.
So unless we get incredibly lucky, given our record of over-paying for players, we aren’t going to get him on a free transfer.
Or are we? I’ll leave you to debate that, but I’ll bet he’s on top wages, even if we do get him for nothing.
So what am I getting at?
Well, quite simply I can only see this as another way of Randy Lerner pocketing a couple of million quid.
I don’t have anything against Olsson. He’s a decent, experienced defender, who’s being kept out by Lescott.
But is he on a par with Vlaar?
Or, more in line with what we should be looking for as fans, is he an improvement?
I suspect we’d all agree that he’ll be nothing of the sort.
Of course, it could be that we’re bringing him in purely as backup, given the crocks that we already have.
Which would be fine if that’s all it is.
So why do I suspect that he’ll be expected to go straight into the team?
Hmm, £4-5 million in for Vlaar and Ollson will cost around £1.5 million. It’ll be “undisclosed” of course, as most of our transfers are these days, so we’ll never know the facts.
So that’ll be another few quid in Lerner’s pocket, while he throws us the usual bone of around £5 million to spend in the winter window (which was par for the course years ago, remember).
In the meantime, it depresses me to think some will be praising him for it, because of how “times are hard” etc.
Yes, incredibly hard, if you haven’t received an extra £30 million a season from Sky: which the club has.
Even if this deal doesn’t happen, you can bet your last couple of bob that something like it will, in my opinion.
And still the fans don’t complain.
Paul Lambert has accused the Swiss FA of “poor man-management”.
Thats a classic Paul cause we’ve thought the same about you for the last 2-and-a-half-years at Villa!!
Bang on LAMBERK.He’s a Fucking hypocrite.
Putting football aside I’m ashamed of being a VILLA fan,unless the clubs attitude changes to this sensitive matter then bollox to em.
I don’t get why this has become an issue giddy we have never done a mins silence for pub bombings before and no one complained so why now? Don’t get me wrong I’m all for a minutes silence as pub bombings was arguably the blackest day in Brums history certainly in modern times.
Ooha I can’t remember a decade ago let alone 2 or 3 decades mate,so fuck knows what happened at VP around this time.I’m angered by the clubs initial response which highlighted the issue for me now.
The OS says on the 21st min of the game a minutes applause will take place with the names of the victims shown on the big screen.
Is a minutes applause really appropriate? Not in my opinion but at least it seems the penny as finally dropped with the powers that be down at VP and I suppose it’s better than nothing.
Giddy what makes it worse is it was more than likely than not that it was American funding
behind the atrocity.
It’s unthinkable mate,I hope that weren’t the reason behind the initial decision.
NORAID money from Boston (Massachusetts) is believed to be behind the bombing of the UK mainland in the 70’s and 80’s including the Birmingham Pub Bombings.
It will always stick in my mind their initial decision,im sure on the 21st min the fans would of paid their respects even without the clubs backing.fucking stupid decision in the first place.
Good relationship with Birmingham people is what they should be looking at, a ,Yank, a Jock, a Southerner, couldn’t give a toss, about this city of ours, I hope they do remember them poor soles. I will.
Yes MATE,I’m sure they’ll be remembered & rightly so.I hope the players don black arm bands.
We are in free fall and that point won’t matter squat when we play Southampton.I expect nothing but a defeat.Going down..
No Vlaar, Baker or Senderos, I don’t think you’ll be disappointed JD.
I see no vlaar,sendeross & baker fucking jeeze.ain’t looking good.
BWS I should of DITTO’d.
of centre here but giroud in line to make comeback for gunners 11 weeks after breaking leg kozak broke his start of jan what is it about villa that everything is shite including treatment room
That’s completely ridiculous. Broken legs happen differently and not every single one is going to take the same amount of time. Kozak was unfortunate to have a setback, Giroud is far more fortunate (for now) not too have one. These things happen.
It makes me wonder JV if our players actually enjoy playing for VILLA,vlaar’s clearly a crock now.
Odds on us being in the bottom three by kick off???
I see we’re going to have a role call of the victims of the pub bombings at the game.
Some are saying this is a good resolution to the issue.
I totally disagree.
Regardless of mine/anyone’s politics, this was the biggest disaster/loss of life for Birmingham since WW11, as far as I know.
We have a minute’s silence for all sorts, but to not have one for this particular incident, is scandalous, imo.
If I’d have known about this in a timely fashion, trust me, I’d have posted complaining strongly.
Disgraceful and just shows what the club knows about the fans.
Ie nothing.
Which is why we are where we are, imo.
Badger am I missing something here. Iv no problem with a minutes silence as pub bombings were horrific. However, I don’t ever remember the club having a mins silence before not even after 10 or 20 yrs etc. Why has this suddenly become an issue as club now all of a sudden!
Nothing to do with not having a minutes silence in the past. More to do with there was an international break so your regular posters haven’t had any reason to spit there dummies out. Like you’ve said no one gave a toss in the past. Some people need stuff to moan about so will find anything to comment on.
F**k me OOhah try reading the papers, it’s 40 years today.
Why all of a sudden its’ become an issue? For the families of the victims it’s been an issue for 40 years.
You’re such an insensitive twat sometimes, you really do need to sort your head out.
Think u misunderstand I’m not talking about families im talking about villa who have never held a silence in the 40 years before. You need to learn how to read properly before u start slating people like an illiterate fuck wit!
Gotta agree with Oohah on this one, 40 years of doing nothing and all of a sudden Villa are disgraceful, shite, pathetic, idiots for not wanting to do anything again? Why is it all of a sudden they have to do something 40 YEARS DOWN THE ROAD?? I’m not saying they shouldn’t, but there isn’t a single reason to insult Villa for not wanting to do anything again, they weren’t insulted on any other anniversary.
So true Andrew that’s what I’m struggling to understand. No one slags the club more than me but on this occasion I think it’s out of order.
Well said oohah but to be fair to bws he has nothing better to do with his time than being a keyboard warrior. If he got off his fat arse and got a job instead of claiming benefits for a living maybe his brain would function better.
Lol well said Banjs
How sweet Oohah’s found friend.
is that your way of saying sorry oohaghpaulmcrath for being a 24 carat plonker!
Fuck me it’s a dark day when OohAhh starts calling people illiterate fuckwits. I’m pretty sure he had to google illiterate to check his spelling.
Yawn
Get a job? F**k that for a game. Why would I when I can live the life of Riley off your hard earned income tax? Free booze, fags, whores (did your Misses twice last week, she could do with a wash to be honest son), down the Villa and all at your expense, cheers banjs, keep up the good work mate. 😉
Guest I’m too shocked to come back with anything! Plus the fact that if I posted what I really thought about his views on this issue I’d more likely than not be banned (with him being co owner co- owns the site).
You done my misses twice last week bws? Mmmmmmmmm, you like cock as well then. xxx
Apology? No chance you’re bang out of order on this one.
Be it 1 or 101 years the fact Villa are going to remember these poor souls that where murdered is the right thing to do.
And just what is your problem with that?
As I keep saying iv no problem with a silence I have a problem with everyone slating the club now when they’ve never slated club before when they didn’t have silence ffs. I also think Sky have their finger prints all over this as its political and Birmingham is not London or Manchester so they don’t give a fuck
Oohah, 10-20 years ago people thought that justice was served in 6 convictions and a closure , but as you know it is said the six was not involved, the city of Birmingham needs to remember that this wicked act is unpunished, what better that possibly 30+ thousand should remember on that day. I know what your intimating that it wasn’t done in the passed by Villa, nor by any other clubs, but that should not stop till the culprits are found, and at this stage never will,
Fair enough bill but even if the six were guilty we still should of remembered them imo
Martin McGuiness and Gerry Adams should be made to reveal who was responsible as part of the peace process. The queen and Cameron should have nothing to do with these terrorists.
Brian Doogan, Villa’s head of communications is leaving to take up the same post at Everton.
The club is a complete joke.
i thought our whole communication department left years ago.
That’ll be the day when the club communicates with the fans,probably he left cus he had fuckall to do.
Actually you could have hit the nail on the head. If you were the Head of Comms and you were given shite to spin, you’d get pretty fed up with it too…
Anyways, according to the BBC, seems Lambert confirms he’s talked to Vlaar and his agent and the consensus is, his agent has said thanks but no thanks on extending his contract. So do we try to sell him for what we can get, basically because he’s always injured? Or do we keep him until the summer, hoping he comes back as he is still our best defender, when fit, which does seem rare. And do we trust Lambert in finding a replacement for him?
If we can get a fee for him in January sell him……. Then Randy can keep the money as he is a bit short this month…… Then watch Delph go and Cleverley trot off to Everton…Clubs a joke
It seems the exodus will be beginning pre relegation instead of in the summer.
I had high hopes of Foxy getting the club in better shape….. But realise now his worldwide contacts are probably just being used to find a buyer for Randy… And by the time we are sold we will have no premiership level players left, 30-40% lower attendances and a manager that holds the worst records in our history……. On the bright side at least we have a nice training ground, although due to its injury record don’t think even BH is a selling point.
You have to agree that since the club had Lerner and Lambert nothing has ever come out of Villa park any good, we still have fans hanging on for a miracle, I don’t want to keep moaning, but give me a reason not to, as Saddened just said, what up till now has Fox given Villa fans, what’s Lerner up to, he must know the route he’s taken this club is oblivion, and still confounds fans, other clubs would have acted by now, so what’s going on in Villa Park. Finger crossed for Monday lads, but don’t hold your breath, I see us in deep shite on Tuesday, and more depressed.
Rats leaving a sinking ship, would be harsh to call them that. Club has no ambition cannot blame anybody that wants out. We need Lambert out ASAP, someone in to try and steady the ship. Fans not happy need to voice their opinion . Some papers where saying Lambert had 2 games to turn things around. If we lose Monday night hopfully to axe will fall.
To be fair Vlaar is no loss anyway Sendeross is no worse and can take his place easily.
Only if Sendeross starts playing like he did in the beginning. He’s gotten worse as the season’s gone on. Could be I guess because Vlaar’s always injured, but Baker’s been better than him.
True but Vlaar has hardly cut mustard either. All im saying is whether Vlaar stays or goes it dosnt matter we are shit with him and shit without him
I think if anything happens it will be the palace, Leicester & Burnley games will finally be his undoing.personally I’d like him gone before these fixtures as points are needed urgently & these are the ones to pick them up.under lamprick carnt see it happening myself.
i think lambert’s jobs safe, crazy as it seems. unless he quits, unless say the villa park faithful turn on the team and him. lerner will keep him, he knows new manager = more more more stuttering, i mean money on transfers + wages.
david moyes has been free to approach, but no movement for him, lerner will keep him because hes no ambitions for the club only for selling it, i can’t believe more haven’t said this. its a plain as the nose on his face. hes looking 2 sell and hes risking our clubs future, cos this squad which is depleted of quality and depth, isn’t good enough to survive this season. injuries will be our achilles heel
southampton will be very hard, being at villa park this could be a embarrassing defeat or a morale boosting season changing win, villa 0 saints 2
That’s a point why don’t the vp faithful turn on him?
If they found this site they might understand how upset fans are. Going paying your money not the answer, as you’ve just said just taking the piss.